A historical collection of our writing.
Tim Devane – who we luckily hired last year – wrote an essay about how he, a kid right out of college with little work experience, landed a job. Tim is a wonderful writer, but his top line tips are so insightful. I am summarizing below, but please read the whole thing:1) Get Up, Shower2) […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
My partner Brad has a post up this morning on the USV blog detailing our view why Internet Access Should be Application Agnostic. This is an important topic as it is central to continued innovation by startups on the Internet (see for instance my post titled Net Neutrality is Critical for […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
I have sadly reached a point, where two things are happening with email despite my best efforts. First, I often write very short answers to emails. These answers could easily be perceived as rude even though that is not the intention. I remember that in the past it used to bug me a bit getting […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Brad BurnhamJulius Genachowski, the Chairman of the FCC, recently announced that he would ask the FCC to adopt rules to protect the open Internet at its open meeting on December 21st. We applaud the Chairman’s effort, but we worry the proposed framework, as it is currently drafted, will not result in the free […] Read more
There are two bad habits in car drivers that I find quite annoying: not pulling into the intersection and not signaling turns. The two in combination can dramatically reduce the throughput of an intersection. Unfortunately, one of those intersections is between our house and the train station. Most […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Early in 2009 we organized a one-day event in New York which we called “Hacking Education” — the idea was to bring together people from different fields for a discussion on how to disrupt and improve education using technology in general and the web in particular. The spirited and inspiring […] Read more
